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Challenging cycle raises cash for Butterfly Hospice
AN EPIC 900-mile cycle completed in seven days by two men from Wyberton has resulted in more than £1,500 being raised for charity.
Mike Beauchamp and Luke Smith, both 23, completed the sponsored bike ride from Land's End to John O'Groats to raise money for the Butterfly Hospice Trust.
Mike told The Standard it went well but was very hard.
He said: "We put our bodies through a lot of stress.
"The distance should have been less but we got lost a couple of times - especially in Bristol and Edinburgh, because there were no road signs."
Luke is a plumber and Mike is in the RAF.
They covered about 130 miles a day except in the Highlands when they did 90.
Mike said the hard parts were in Cornwall where Luke kept suffering with flat tyres, including three punctures in one day.
When they got lost in Bristol and Edinburgh they ended up covering an extra 10 miles.
Each day the pair got up at 5.30am, had their breakfast and got ready before cycling at about 6.30am.
They would finish each day at 10.30pm.
Mike said: "We are people who like to push ourselves.
"We did the Three Peaks a couple of years ago and decided to do something else."
The Butterfly Hospice Trust aims to provide in-patient beds for those people who have life limiting illnesses and the charity provides support to carers, relatives and loved ones.
To support Luke and Mike go to http://www.justgiving.com/Luke-Smith1.
l What do you think? Have you done something similar for charity? Email your views and stories to daniel.jaines@jpress.co.uk.
Luke Smith, left, and Michael Beauchamp pose with a flag at the end of their seven day journey from Land's End to John O'Groats. NA
AN EPIC 900-mile cycle completed in seven days by two men from Wyberton has resulted in more than 1,500 being raised for charity.
Mike Beauchamp and Luke Smith, both 23, completed the sponsored bike ride from Land's End to John O‘Groats to raise money for the Butterfly Hospice Trust.
Mike told The Standard it went well but was very hard.
He said: "We put our bodies through a lot of stress.
"The distance should have been less but we got lost a couple of times - especially in Bristol and Edinburgh, because there were no road signs."
Luke is a plumber and Mike is in the RAF.
They covered about 130 miles a day except in the Highlands when they did 90.
Mike said the hard parts were in Cornwall where Luke kept suffering with flat tyres, including three punctures in one day.
When they got lost in Bristol and Edinburgh they ended up covering an extra 10 miles.
Each day the pair got up at 5.30am, had their breakfast and got ready before cycling at about 6.30am.
They would finish each day at 10.30pm.
Mike said: "We are people who like to push ourselves.
"We did the Three Peaks a couple of years ago and decided to do something else."
The Butterfly Hospice Trust aims to provide in-patient beds for those people who have life limiting illnesses and the charity provides support to carers, relatives and loved ones.
To support Luke and Mike go to http://www.justgiving.com/Luke-Smith.
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